Carpenter&#39;s nail pocket



M. BALLIN. CARPENTERSI NAIL'POCKET.

APPLICATION FILED APR-16,1919.

UNITED; STATESv PATENT orricia.

MAURICE RALLIN, .or SAN. FRANCISCO. CALIRCRNIA, AssIeNoR' 'roNEUsrAnTRR.

BRos., or sAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA,A .A CoRPoRATIoN oRCALIroRNIA.

GARRENTERs NAILrooxv-ET.

'Spelcification f Letm Pnt.. f ratente'd Mar. IA; Isae.

" Application mea April 1s, i919.'V 'sekriaii-No. 290,364.

To allwltomz'mag/ concern: Be it known that I, MAURICEBALLIN, a citizenof the United States', residing at the city and County of San Franciscoand State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements inCarpenters Nail Pockets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relatesto a carpenters nail pocket. n p

One of the objects of the present invention is lto provide a nail pocketor carrier particularly adapted for use by carpenters and likemechanics, which is adapted to bepermanently attached to the apron oroveralls worn and so constructed that a' plurality of pockets isformed'which permitsna'ils of varying sizes to be carriedwithoutdang'erof mixing the same and within convenient reach whileworking.' Y f Another object of the invention is to provide anail pocketwhich is formed from` a single piece of fabric, said fabric being sofolded and stitched that a plurality of aligned and overlying pockets isformed.

Further objects will hereafter appear.

The invention consists of the parts and the construction, combinationand arrangement of parts as hereinafter more fully described andclaimed, having reference to the accompanying drawings in which- Fig. 1is a front view of a carpenters apron, showing the application of theinvention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan View of the fabric blank from which the pocket isformed.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view, showing the blank folded and the shape itassumes before it is stitched. A

Referring to the drawings in detail A n1- dicates in general a suitableform of lcarpenters overalls and B the nail pocket atf tached thereto.This pocket is constructed of a single piece of fabric which is foldedupon itself and then stitched to form a series of pockets such as shownat 2 for the reception of finishingnails and a second seriesv of pocketsas shown at 3 for the receptionof larger nails. The fabric blank fromwhich the pocket is formed is generally shown in Fig. 3. The fabricemployed consists of canvas or like heavy material and it is foldedalong the lines indicated at 4, 5*, 6, and 7 I-ihe folding-isaccomplished in the following manner: The section shown at 8 is firstfolded forwardly and upwardly along "thel dotted lineindicated atl 4over or against the section indicated 'at 9. The two sections thusfolded areV then`likewise folded forwardly' and upwardly alongl thedotted'line ,indicated at- 5 against the section 1Y0/l The section 12 isthen folded forwardly and downwardly along the dotted lineindicated atagainst the section-.1l .and these two sections are then folded lbackwardly along' the dotted line indicated at l6,inV this inan- Y nerforming five'fsections jor thicknesses ofy fabric.;v The Vsections .8,9, and 10 are prof vided for the purpose of formingthe pockets 3, while(sectionsll and 12 are provided for the purposefof forming -the pocketsshown at 2. The several sections when folded as described'are nextstitched-together.

Thatfis, the sections 11 andil2 lare firstV stitched alongl the edgesuand then vertically'a's'fat 14 and 15to' form the "separate pocketsshown at'2. kThe sections 8,V 9, and 10 'are then stitched along theirouter edges and then centrally as shown at 16, to form two pocketsYindicated at A3.` A series of pockets overlying each other and providedwith openings or mouths assuming different planes is thus formed from asingle piece of fabric. The stitching forming the outer edges of the twopockets shown at 3 is rounded near the lower edges as at 17,"to form apai-r of tabs 18 which permits the lower portion of a pocket as a wholeto be attached to the overalls proper.A The pocket is otherwise attachedalong the upper edge as shown at 19 and is in fact suspended by the seamthus formed. f

By referringL to the blank `employed and shown in Fig. 3 vit will beseen that section 9 is extended as shown at 20 and 21 similarly shown at22 and 23. This being also true of the upperportion of section 12, aslextensions 24 and 25arel also provided. A'These sections are folded overthe outeredges of the pockets when sewed vto form liems whichmaterially-.Y

reinforce and increase the strength of the pockets. -All seams employedare further trade as the giant bar, said reinforcing seams being'shownat the points indicated reinforced by a special seam known to the at 27,thus further increasing the general strength of the structure and alsoserving the function of materially reinforcing the seams. formed betweenthe severalV pockets.

By referring to Figs. l, 3, and 4, it will be seen that section 12 isslightly 'extendedV when compared with section 1l. This is intentionalin order to provide a flap or edge 28 by which the pocketv as a wholewill ,be sewed or otherwise attached tothe overalls.

Again, by referring to Figs. 2 and 4, it will be seen that sections Sand9 form a double exterior wall for the two pockets shown at 3, and thatsections 10 and l1 form a double exterior wall for the three pocketsshown at 2. Each pocket form is therefore materially strengthened as faras its exterior walls are concerned as two plies Aare provided in eachinstance; This is of material importance as nails when placed in' thepockets have a tendency to exert an outward pressure when carried. v

A pocket constructed as here "shown is simple in construction, cheaptomanufacture and has proven quite superior to other forms now generallyemployed. This being due to the fact that the openings ormouths of thepockets are arranged on Y different planes therefore permitting vreadyaccess thereto when the mechanics are working. The life and strength ofthe pockets are furthermore superiorwhen compared with similar devicesnow in use as reinforced stitching and two ply construction is employedon the exterior side of each series of pockets. n

Having thus described my invention., what T claim and desire tosecure byLetters Patent is- Y The combination with a carpenters overall, of anail pocket therefor, said pocket being formed of a single strip ofmaterial vwhich is folded Y transversely to form five differentsections, 'said sections when folded forming two series of pocketsarranged on different elevations, and oneseries positioned exterior ofthe other, three sections of the fabric being stitched to form a.series'of in-` dividual upper vpockets and to retain the fabric in itsfolded positiom'the lremaining two sections being stitched togetherandalso` partially stitched to the first mentioned three fabric sectionsto form a lower seriesl of pockets and to retain the fabric folded, anda lateral extension at each end of each alternate fabric section foldedandstitched :form-V ing. a closure for the ends of the pockets andreinforcing the saine, and an upward eXten-l sion on the innermostfabricsection'of the uppermostseries of pocketsk and stitching securingsaid extension to the overall.`

In testimonywhereof Inhave her'euntosetmy hand in the presence ,of twosubscribingY witnesses. Y Y i MAURICE BALLIN, Witnesses.: Y.

A. J, HENRY,

ROBERT C. BROWNE.

